01Stuck open
A door stuck open
A door the opener cannot close leaves the garage open and, usually, the entry to the house.
- Opener that will not close it
- Sensor and limit faults
- Cable or spring failure
- Door that will not lower
Emergency garage door repair inMarkham
Emergency garage door repair in Markham: the phone is answered all night and on every holiday, and the van is stocked with what usually breaks, so most jobs end in one visit.
- open, weekends and holidays
- 24/7
- for most repairs
- One visit
- 70 Google reviews
- 4.9★
- in Richmond Hill
- Since 2018
What’s included
Doors that cannot wait,and doors that can.
At night the drive is most of it: Markham is 25 minutes from the van in Richmond Hill on the map's no-traffic figure, the common parts are on board, and nothing about an emergency repair needs a permit from the City of Markham, because it replaces parts of the door that is already there.
02Stuck shut
Stuck shut with a car inside
With the opener released, a door that will not rise by hand has a mechanical fault. More force makes it worse.
- Broken springs or cables
- A door frozen to the floor
- Jammed rollers or track
- Opener or power faults
03Off track
Crooked, or off its track
One side lower, a roller out, or bumper damage. It can fall, so stop using it at once.
- Stop using it at once
- Keep people clear of it
- Do not force it either way
- Photos, inside and out
04Springs
Broken spring, door part open
A door that dropped fast points here too. Nobody goes under it, as it may not hold. It stays put.
- Nobody stands under it
- Do not move it
- No opener, no cord
- Tell us about a bang
Reviews
Rated on Google,quoted as written.
From the reviews homeowners left on our Google listing: cut for length, never reworded.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews on Google (opens Google Maps)After years of dents and damage from hockey pucks, our new garage door looks amazing!!
I’m very happy with the work done on my front door and garage door. … Both doors look amazing …
Everyone else told me I’d be waiting anywhere from 6 weeks to 4 months just to get a door delivered and installed.
My garage spring and cables snapped on a Sunday afternoon, Moe was able to swing by the next morning …
Great Service by Moe, very clean job, on time and no surprises.
It completely changed the look of my home and has already received so many compliments.
The work was done in 5 hours and they cleaned up after themselves leaving no trace of my old garage door and front door.
I called Moe he was here in the same hour and we got our new doors in two days
He didn’t just fix the immediate problem … made sure the door was running smoother and quieter than before.
We were presented with multiple options and given the pros and cons of each.
… replacing my destroyed garage door for a beautiful modern style door.
Replaced my front door and garage door with a remote. … the finished work looks amazing.
I had a quote within a day … and the new door installed by that weekend.
Garage door spring was broken. Moe was able to come out the next day and fit it.
Moe takes the time to get to know what your needs are and has affordable recommendations.
Moe did an excellent job replacing our old, worn down garage door with a beautiful, heavy duty white one.
… he was here the next day and we had our garage doors and front doors done within one week.
The whole process was seamless and I couldn’t believe how fast the job was completed without any hiccups.
… came on short notice to take a look. He quickly diagnosed the problem and had it fixed in no time.
They were super on time, super efficient, and the price was dead on.
Projects
Same house,new door.
Real jobs on our customers’ houses, recreated from the photos we took: the door we took down, and the one we hung in its place.
A two-car door, dented end to end.
Every section of the old door was dented, and the middle had torn open. We hung a flush steel door in the same opening, charcoal to sit with the dark siding, under the same basketball hoop.
Gallery
The styleswe install.
Eighteen garage and front door styles, each one modelled on a door we’ve hung.
Service area
From our shopto your door.
Every town we serve, by the drive from our shop in Richmond Hill. The nearest are on top.
Towns we serve, by the drive
FAQ
Emergency garage door repair questionsin Markham.
What Markham homeowners ask about 24/7 emergency repair, and the questions every door raises.
Not here? Ask us for a free estimate.
Planning a new door5 questions
There is no honest single number, and anyone who gives you one over the phone is guessing. The price depends on the size of the opening, single or double, the material and insulation, the windows and hardware, and whether the existing tracks, springs and opener can stay. Modern Empire Doors gives you a real number quickly instead: text a photo of the door from outside and one from inside the garage to (647) 323-1826. The inside shot shows the tracks, springs and opener, which is where most of the difference in price lives. Estimates are free.
Two photos and your address. Take one of the door from outside, and one from inside the garage with the door closed, so we can see the tracks, the springs above the opening and the opener. Text both to (647) 323-1826. For most doors that is enough to price the job without anyone coming out first, and the estimate is free.
Most standard replacements are done in a single visit. The old door comes down, the new one goes up on its tracks and springs, and it is balanced and tested before we leave. Doors with more complicated framing, a change of size, or a new opener at the same time take longer. We tell you what to expect for your door when we quote it, not after we arrive, so you can plan the day around it.
Not always. Whether the opener can stay is part of the quote. The springs are sized to the new door, so a working opener is not asked to lift more weight; what matters is its age and condition. An opener from before about 1993 may use a fixed code that cheap equipment can copy, and a new door is a good moment to change it. A loud chain drive under a bedroom is the other reason people switch, usually to a quieter belt drive. We tell you which applies before you decide.
Our replacement doors are made in Canada and carry a lifetime warranty. Built for Canadian winters is not a slogan here: a door that seals properly in February is a different product from one that does not, and the difference shows up as cold air, noise and a bottom seal frozen to the floor. If you want the details for a particular door, ask when we quote it and we will go through them with you.
A door that won't work5 questions
The price is stated before any work, and again if the diagnosis changes. It follows the part that failed, how heavy the door is and whether a cable or track was damaged on the way down. Cold is the usual backdrop in Markham, since springs weaken and openers stiffen in it, but the quote is for the part that failed, not the weather.
Most jobs end in one visit, since the van is stocked with the parts that break most. A missing part or damage beyond the first diagnosis adds a trip. Markham sits 25 minutes from the shop by road (15.2 km), and two photos sent first tell us what to load.
No, and nobody has to wait for the City at night: an emergency fix puts parts back and does not touch the opening. A permit would come into it only if the opening were being changed, and that is not an emergency job.
In a Markham winter it can be both. Cold stiffens openers and weakens springs, and the record low here is -35.2 C. A door that still moves, only slowly or noisily, points toward a stiff opener. A bang, a door that is heavy by hand or one hanging crooked means a spring or cable has gone, and that is the call to make. Two photos let us tell which.
Yes, on every make of door. The balance is checked first, because a failed spring or cable makes a sound opener look broken. If the opener itself is at fault, it is repaired in chain, belt or screw drive. A new opener is a visit of a few hours of its own, which can be planned once the emergency is over.
People also ask
What people ask aboutemergency garage door repair in Markham.
The garage door questions people type into Google, answered in a few lines each. Search for yours, or pick a part of the door.
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With the door closed, the red release cord lets go of the opener, and a balanced door then lifts by hand. A door that stays heavy or will not lift means a spring or cable has probably failed: leave it alone, and never pull the cord while the door is part open.
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A sharp bang from the garage. Afterwards the door is heavy to lift, hangs crooked or will not rise with the opener. Leave it where it stopped, because the full weight of the door is now on the cables and the opener.
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Snow or ice packed at the threshold or in a track can stop the door, and snow on a sensor lens breaks the beam so the door reverses. Clear the threshold and brush off both lenses, then try once. If it still reverses or sticks, stop using the opener.
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The guide
Emergency garage door repair in Markham: good to know.
What is different about 24/7 emergency repair in Markham: the houses, the rules and the drive from the shop.
Emergency garage door repair in Markham: what counts and what can wait
What counts as an emergency is narrower than it feels at midnight. Make the call now when a door is stuck open overnight, a car is shut inside, a spring has broken on a part-open door, or a door is off its track or has been struck by a vehicle. Rattling, a torn seal or a dent can wait for a booked visit.
Lock the interior door to the house first, then stop forcing the garage door. Then text two photos. The shop is open 24/7, holidays included, and what usually breaks is already on the van.
What a Markham winter does to a door
Winters in Markham are cold and snowy, and cold weakens springs and stiffens openers. Breakages cluster in winter as a result. The usual ones are a spring that gives out, an opener that strains and a seal frozen to the floor.
That pattern is why the hours matter: a door that fails on a January night does not wait well, and the van carries the parts that fail most.
Free estimates · Repairs any hour
A door that cannotwait for morning.
Book below at any hour with your Markham address. A photo of the door from inside with the lights on and one from outside tells us which part to bring, and the estimate is free.